TRANSVERSAL ULTRASONIC SENSING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING

    公开(公告)号:US20240180521A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18527132

    申请日:2023-12-01

    申请人: InvenSense, Inc.

    摘要: An ultrasonic sensing system including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers for placement on a human body proximate a blood vessel, a hardware controller for controlling operation of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, and a digital processing module for processing the reflected ultrasonic signals. The plurality of ultrasonic transducers includes a first subset of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the ultrasonic transducers of the first subset are arranged linearly and a second subset of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the ultrasonic transducers of the second subset are arranged linearly, wherein the first subset of ultrasonic transducers is positioned parallel to the second subset of ultrasonic transducers at a fixed separation distance. The hardware controller configured to control transmission and receipt of reflected ultrasonic signals at the first subset of ultrasonic transducers and the second subset of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the reflected ultrasonic signals sense movement of a wall of the blood vessel.

    CANNULA FOR DETECTION OF THE VOLUME OF A CAVITY WITHIN A BODY AND CORRESPONDING ITEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240130633A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18546846

    申请日:2021-02-18

    发明人: Torsten HEILMANN

    IPC分类号: A61B5/107 A61M25/00

    摘要: Described is a cannula (110 to 1110, CA1500, CA1600) for detection of the volume (V) of a cavity within a body (100), comprising: —a lumen portion (LP) comprising and inner surface (ISF) and an outer surface (OSF), —a first opening (OP1) on a first end (FE) of the lumen portion (LP), —a second opening (OP2) on a second end (SE) of the lumen portion (LP), wherein the first opening (OP1) and the second opening (OP2) have an inner diameter that allows endovascular blood circuit support of the blood circuit of a subject (Pat), —a lumen (LU) extending from the first end (FE) to the second end (SE) within the lumen portion (LP), and —at least one series (SER1) of electrodes (EE1 to EE2) comprising at least two electrodes (EE1 to EE2), wherein the series of electrodes (EE1 to EE2) is arranged along at least a part of the lumen portion (LP) at the outer surface (OSF), wherein the at least one series (SER1) of electrodes (EE1 to EE2) is configured to be used for the detection of the amount of a volume (V) of a cavity within a body (100) of the subject (Pat).